The Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team jumped three places to No. 11 in the first NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll of the new year, which was released on Monday.

The Warriors, who were idle during the Christmas break other than playing an exhibition game against Seattle University, moved from No. 14 to 11 to remain the top-ranked Frontier Conference team. The Warriors are 10-3 overall and kick off conference play on Friday at the University of Great Falls.

LCSC had 201 points in the poll, which again was topped by Union. Westminster and Carroll College, fellow Frontier Conference members, are ranked No. 21 sand No. 25, respectively.

 2008-09 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Top 25 Poll – Jan. 5

 

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	WON	LOST	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Union (Tenn.)	10	14	1	311
2	4	Oklahoma City	2	12	0	298
3	3	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)		13	0	296
4	2	Vanguard (Calif.)		10	2	283
5	5	AzusaPacific (Calif.)		11	2	258
T6	10	Lee (Tenn.)		11	3	254
T6	8	LubbockChristian (Texas)		11	1	254
8	9	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)		11	4	244
9	7	Saint Xavier (Ill.)		12	3	236
10	6	Lambuth (Tenn.)		10	4	231
11	14	Lewis-ClarkState  (Idaho)		10	3	201
12	18	Cumberlands (Ky.)		13	2	195
13	17	Columbia(Mo.)		13	1	191
14	19	OklahomaBaptist		10	2	190
15	20	Westmont (Calif.)		10	1	184
16	13	Campbellsville (Ky.)		12	3	155
17	RV	CaliforniaBaptist		10	3	135
18	12	OklahomaChristian		10	2	133
19	15	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)		9	3	124
20	23	Bethel(Tenn.)		10	4	109
21	21	Westminster(Utah)		10	5	101
22	16	Xavier (La.)		9	3	97
23	22	The Master's (Calif.)		7	5	89
24	25	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		10	3	82
25	24	Carroll (Mont.)		11	5	65

Others receiving votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 58; Langston (Okla.) 47; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 37; Biola (Calif.) 35; Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 33; William Woods (Mo.) 19; William Jewell (Mo.) 16; Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 8; Louisiana State-Shreveport 7; Pikeville (Ky.) 1; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1; Montana State-Northern 1; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 1; McKendree (Ill.) 1; William Carey (Miss.) 1.